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. >> host: what do you think about the political situation in america? >> guest: the current political situation is interesting. it is right for a libertarian leaning person or group of people to show them how you do it when you limit government and how people's life could be better. now we see in so many ways in which people would not imagine for five years ago that government can be not only a destructive force, but a terrifying force. if you stop and think about it, in conspiracy theories start sounding rational, you know the government is in trouble. >> host: kennedy, you have another chapter in here. rudy can see how about mayor giuliani? >> guest: just. that chapter is about mayor giuliani and his young tenure in new york city in 1994 tried to bring the video music awards back to new york city. the last two years they been in los angeles. i attended the last three video music awards were mtv was going to build headquarters and take it out of times square. the mayor said no, we will throw out the red carpet for you. mtv took on the challenge and for
. >> host: what do you think about the political situation in america? >> guest: the current political situation is interesting. it is right for a libertarian leaning person or group of people to show them how you do it when you limit government and how people's life could be better. now we see in so many ways in which people would not imagine for five years ago that government can be not only a destructive force, but a terrifying force. if you stop and think about it, in conspiracy...
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. >> what do you think about the current political situation in america? >> i think the current political situation in america is very interesting. it's ripe for a libertarian-leaning person or group of people to really show them how you do 2 when you lift government and people's lives can be better. now we're seeing in political so many ways government can actually be not only a destructive force but a terrifying force. if you stop and think about it, when conspiracy they are resists start sounding rash tell me, you know the government is in trouble. >> you have another chapter in here "rudie can fail ." what is the chapter about? >> the chapter is about mayor giuliani in his own tenure in new york city in 1994 really trying to bring the video music awards to new york city. the last few years they had been in los angeles. i actually attended the last three where mtv was going to build the headquarter. they were going take it out of times square. the mayor said we'll rule -- roll out the red carpet. the mtv took on the change. they said we're going let som
. >> what do you think about the current political situation in america? >> i think the current political situation in america is very interesting. it's ripe for a libertarian-leaning person or group of people to really show them how you do 2 when you lift government and people's lives can be better. now we're seeing in political so many ways government can actually be not only a destructive force but a terrifying force. if you stop and think about it, when conspiracy they are...
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. >> everybody live somewhere and you were telling us where we live in america the end of the suburbs. can you tell us about your title? guest of the main idea behind the book is that more than half a century of expansion into the suburbs the suburbs are at this sort of more than any other place the sort of cultural pillar of america. it embodies the american dream. it's the image of suburbia that people strive for and where most people live but that is changing. it's changing pretty dramatically. these changes happen slowly over time but every indicator you look at a showing this. we are tiring of this way of life and the reasons behind that are numerous and they are complex and they have been kind of grinding away for a number of years. but, the data the indicators out there, the sense of the american people who live in the suburbs we are really looking at a seismic change in how and where we live. i just thought there was a really momentous trends and one worth delving into so i did. >> host: i will be interested to hear about these indicators but first i wanted to know what inspir
. >> everybody live somewhere and you were telling us where we live in america the end of the suburbs. can you tell us about your title? guest of the main idea behind the book is that more than half a century of expansion into the suburbs the suburbs are at this sort of more than any other place the sort of cultural pillar of america. it embodies the american dream. it's the image of suburbia that people strive for and where most people live but that is changing. it's changing pretty...
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we tax you have your aunt in america it's a different kind of economy. [inaudible] >> that's a good way to look at it. >> i guess my point about the 50s there were a lot of factors in place to build a good lifestyle for average earners. you could buy a house for $100. there was easy credit so you could fill about football kinds of appliances. you could go to the chevy dealer the ford dealer in the car you bought would be a lot like someone who was a lot wealthier than you. it was a much flatter distribution of wealth. all those factors are basically gone now. it's much more segmented so there was this unique home and in time where if you were an average american you could benefit in all kinds of ways that you couldn't 10 years later and now it's much worse than ever. we are just a much more divisive society much more niche oriented. that was my point comparing what happened in the decade and how it was a neat moment in time that will never come back. and how things change very rapidly after that because of all kinds of economic and social factors. good p
we tax you have your aunt in america it's a different kind of economy. [inaudible] >> that's a good way to look at it. >> i guess my point about the 50s there were a lot of factors in place to build a good lifestyle for average earners. you could buy a house for $100. there was easy credit so you could fill about football kinds of appliances. you could go to the chevy dealer the ford dealer in the car you bought would be a lot like someone who was a lot wealthier than you. it was a...
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but if it came up in the of the context that you raised first, it's just part of life in america. >> ladies and gentlemen, on that note, floyd has kindly agreed to sign his book. again, critics have given it an incredible review, and it's just a breathtaking book. i've read and it's breathtaking. i would strongly urge you to have your book signed by floyd but if you could just remain seated for about 20 seconds. my last question to float, could you tell us if the society for challenge into getting and the supreme court questioning? [laughter] >> certainly much more relaxing. >> actually. on outlook know, ladies and gentlemen, please join me in thanking one of the most brilliant scholars and lawyers that this nation has had that has impacted many of our lives on a regular basis. thank you. [applause] >> you are watching tv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> up next, booktv's peter slen into his office and one. this weaknesses concludes with military historian antony beevor followed by victorian era expert judith flanders. antony beevor talked about
but if it came up in the of the context that you raised first, it's just part of life in america. >> ladies and gentlemen, on that note, floyd has kindly agreed to sign his book. again, critics have given it an incredible review, and it's just a breathtaking book. i've read and it's breathtaking. i would strongly urge you to have your book signed by floyd but if you could just remain seated for about 20 seconds. my last question to float, could you tell us if the society for challenge...
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the suburbs have grown so much that they really mayor america. the suburbs a very kind of shape and flavor, wealthy, every kind of class, every kind of race. they really do resemble america much more than they did in the '50s and '60s when they were born. and even the '70s. so that's a little different. people like to be around people like themselves around people like them so sticky seed all over the place. easyou see that a new your city. the housing prices are pricing out anybody but bankers. so maybe it's not so diverse any more. >> host: your neighborhood is -- >> guest: it is. i say it's the latter 25 year old with $2500 handbags. >> host: i saw this transition, i saw firsthand where toll brothers, former suburban mostly real estate developer is now going into the city because they see money to be made. and these luxury condos look and, in fact, cost a fortune to also that racial flip but also -- you talk a lot about that. >> guest: gender is a brings all the money to this but what's pushes a lot of people out. it's what has made new york a
the suburbs have grown so much that they really mayor america. the suburbs a very kind of shape and flavor, wealthy, every kind of class, every kind of race. they really do resemble america much more than they did in the '50s and '60s when they were born. and even the '70s. so that's a little different. people like to be around people like themselves around people like them so sticky seed all over the place. easyou see that a new your city. the housing prices are pricing out anybody but...
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something increasingly driven since the end of the cold war by america's unique capability to project the enormous amounts of conventional military force into the middle east. no one else, not even chided can project this kind of military force into the middle east today or four years to come. this has given the united states extraordinary economic and political influence in the middle east and we forced the military dominance in other key parts of the world. but our failures in afghanistan and iraq in particular have underscored and especially for the middle east republics, the limits of what american military might can accomplish. we argue these failures of the middle east policy are not just idiosyncratic generated products of the george to be bush said ministration but as we described in our book fees stemming from a much deeper source that cut through both democratic and republican did frustration than something we describe as the united states each essentially giving in to the post cold war temptation to act as an imperial power in the middle east and this turned in policy with
something increasingly driven since the end of the cold war by america's unique capability to project the enormous amounts of conventional military force into the middle east. no one else, not even chided can project this kind of military force into the middle east today or four years to come. this has given the united states extraordinary economic and political influence in the middle east and we forced the military dominance in other key parts of the world. but our failures in afghanistan and...
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and more recently "in a shade of blue" pragmatism and the politics of black america. following eddie the reverend dr. dr. james forbes the author of 2000 hymnbook "who's gospel" a concise guide to progressive protestantism and their final panelist will be this up in conversation in a moment, obery hendricks the author of "the politics of jesus" rediscovering the two true revolutionary of jesus teachings and the universe bends towards justice radical reflections on the bible of the church and body politics. taking a launch off of professor hendricks most recent title with a "that suggest what is the most iconic and popular image of black churches in african-american religion taken them not from none other than dr. martin luther king. a whole host of assumptions from for me think about our title has the church squarely fit in american democracy and black life? reimagined black churches on the front lines marching and we forget in fact dr. king represent a minority movement. i want to invite you professor hendricks and his we move to the panel to go in whatever direction
and more recently "in a shade of blue" pragmatism and the politics of black america. following eddie the reverend dr. dr. james forbes the author of 2000 hymnbook "who's gospel" a concise guide to progressive protestantism and their final panelist will be this up in conversation in a moment, obery hendricks the author of "the politics of jesus" rediscovering the two true revolutionary of jesus teachings and the universe bends towards justice radical reflections on...
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the suburbs coming to know, the suburbs are more than any other place sort of the cultural pillar of america to read it embodies the american dream, it's very -- the image of the house in suburbia is what people strive for and where people live but that is changing coming and it's changing pretty dramatically. these changes have been slowly over time that every indicator you look at is showing this. we are tired of this way of life and the reasons behind that are numerous and complex and kind of draining away for a number of years. the debt indicators out there, the sort of sense of the american people who live in the suburbs were really looking at a sort of seismic change in how and where we live and i just thought that was a really momentous trend and one with delving into and so i did. >> host: i will be interested to hear about those indicators. but first i wanted to know what inspired you to write this book to look at this? >> guest: i kind of caught west about the headlines of the census data showing sort of whiffs of the speculative on to the radar and i thought this interesting. ther
the suburbs coming to know, the suburbs are more than any other place sort of the cultural pillar of america to read it embodies the american dream, it's very -- the image of the house in suburbia is what people strive for and where people live but that is changing coming and it's changing pretty dramatically. these changes have been slowly over time that every indicator you look at is showing this. we are tired of this way of life and the reasons behind that are numerous and complex and kind...
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the suburbs have grown so much they really mirror america. every kind of shape and flavor, wealthy, every kind of class and race, they really do resemble america much more than they did in the '50s and '60s and '70s. but people like to be around people like themselves. new york city, the housing prices are pricing out anybody but bankers. so it's not so different. >> host: your neighborhood. >> guest: it's the land of 25-year-olds and $2,500 hand bags. >> host: i saw this transition you talk about firsthand. where tolle brothers, the former suburban mostly real estate developer is now going into the cities because they see money to be made, and these luxury condos look and in fact cost a fortune, so, also that flip, that racial flip, and gentrification. >> guest: that what made new york unaffordable for a lot of people. >> host: so tell us about the millenials. let's talk about the millenials. how are they going to change how we live and where we live? >> guest: sure. they're so steady. they're poked and prodded. a study about literally every
the suburbs have grown so much they really mirror america. every kind of shape and flavor, wealthy, every kind of class and race, they really do resemble america much more than they did in the '50s and '60s and '70s. but people like to be around people like themselves. new york city, the housing prices are pricing out anybody but bankers. so it's not so different. >> host: your neighborhood. >> guest: it's the land of 25-year-olds and $2,500 hand bags. >> host: i saw this...
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really one of the things of the great victories of the 20th-century for america. did you have any anxiety? the story of people who pushed back. >> guest: zero, yes. this is not the book that i expected to write. i went into it thinking that -- and that think especially the integration was a good thing. and it did. brought people together. it made me think differently about the world. a lot of my classmates. and one of the things i side often, during the heyday of desegregation and busing in the 70's and 80's we actually found the achievement gap shrinking faster than ever. so that's a big deal. so there was accomplishments. >> host: the desegregation. i mean, the debt was so huge. access to books and resources and things. you know, the ones that argue that the actual desegregation process was incidental. >> guest: i think that's really hard to separate out. people who researched, how it affects kids, it's kind of hard to say. is it because kids are learning from each other or is it because if you are black child in a classroom with the majority white middle-class
really one of the things of the great victories of the 20th-century for america. did you have any anxiety? the story of people who pushed back. >> guest: zero, yes. this is not the book that i expected to write. i went into it thinking that -- and that think especially the integration was a good thing. and it did. brought people together. it made me think differently about the world. a lot of my classmates. and one of the things i side often, during the heyday of desegregation and busing...
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a nation to the south of the united states of america. and that opens up a whole new world, a world that we can only imagine because it never existed, but think for a minute, united states, from baltimore all the way down through around florida, down along the gulf coast, the end of texas, that would be a foreign territory. would not be part of the united states. in fact, the united states would have no real access to either the atlantic or the caribbean, except for a narrow path from baltimore north as far as boston. beyond that it's not very good harbors anyway. so all of a sudden the great coast, the atlantic coast of the trend is mirrored down to the point where it can be blockaded, everything has to be funneled. it doesn't mean for the united states would collapse under its own weight. it means that united states would no longer have anywhere near the presence in the western hemisphere in terms of dealing with british intervention, or french intervention. i remind my readers that in 1865, the french had troops, technically it was the
a nation to the south of the united states of america. and that opens up a whole new world, a world that we can only imagine because it never existed, but think for a minute, united states, from baltimore all the way down through around florida, down along the gulf coast, the end of texas, that would be a foreign territory. would not be part of the united states. in fact, the united states would have no real access to either the atlantic or the caribbean, except for a narrow path from baltimore...
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we're standing in some of the poorest places in america right now. you'd have to go not border lands of texas or appalachia to find the poverty that we have here, and that really is a function of the kind of agriculture we have. we have big industrial agriculture that concentrated wealth in a few hands, and that depends on a constant supply of cheap labor, and for most of the century, that cheap labor's come from south of the border, and farmers here are reaching deeper and deeper into the rural pes cant heart of mexico to bring out the labor, but there's been problems with that flow now and again, and that's why the farmers have reached to other people. seeks came here to pick, chinese, japanese, mong, all the small farmers, and then the black oakees at some point and whites were brought from the south and southwest to come here and pick the crops. some of them moved up the economic ladder, became tractor drivers, truck drivers, business owners, that's happened with the white oakees. happened with latinos, some of them. the black oakees, though, had
we're standing in some of the poorest places in america right now. you'd have to go not border lands of texas or appalachia to find the poverty that we have here, and that really is a function of the kind of agriculture we have. we have big industrial agriculture that concentrated wealth in a few hands, and that depends on a constant supply of cheap labor, and for most of the century, that cheap labor's come from south of the border, and farmers here are reaching deeper and deeper into the...
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so in 1875 there is a depression across america. were actually it started a couple of years ago to virginia city ralston had been spending money that really they didn't have and they are supposed to have $2 million in their vault in august of 1870. there is $500,000 and then a bunch of ious from all sin. when that happened, this is where his poker playing comes in. in late august sharon goes into the mining stock market and throws all of the stocks out there for sale. and they say it was the largest sale in the history of the stock market. there have been rumors about what was going on. about ralston overplaying his hand when the pattern. in an sharon was trying to get money to save the bank of california and and he had that money in wells fargo bank, part of his own money. but the rumor had spread and by 230 in the afternoon, the bank in the street outside the bank crowded with people. they think the bank is going to collapse. if ralston could make it to 3:00 o'clock, he could get the wealthiest people to stand behind him and he mi
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it belongs to the people of america. and i think whoever lives in net should be. >> season to from edith roosevelt to michelle obama life monday including calls, facebook comments and tweets. monday night we will conclude the encore presentation of season one of the series with first lady ida mckinley. >> george sat down at freedom fest in las vegas to discuss his most recent book "knowledge and power" which he describes how capitalism produces wealth and benefits of society spitting it starts now one book tv. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2. we are on location at freedom fest which is a gathering of libertarians and joining us now is best-selling author and economist george gilder whose book is knowledge and power the information theory of capitalism and how that is revolutionizing our world. how many books have you now written? ..
it belongs to the people of america. and i think whoever lives in net should be. >> season to from edith roosevelt to michelle obama life monday including calls, facebook comments and tweets. monday night we will conclude the encore presentation of season one of the series with first lady ida mckinley. >> george sat down at freedom fest in las vegas to discuss his most recent book "knowledge and power" which he describes how capitalism produces wealth and benefits of...
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i have also lived half my life in south america. a lot about bolivar, but i have learned just from listening to you a number of things, including the wonderful stint in colombia and the battle. we hear a lot to commend it irritates me as someone who loves this to hear about the late departed executive to the president of venezuela who used this human bolivar as a tool to badly govern a wonderful people and a wonderful country. to what extent he lived a long time in venezuela, to what extent was hugo chavez distorting history and just doing their usual grab that he did, work is there a serious historical responsible basis for using bolivar as part of the venezuelan package? >> thank you for that question. a very good question. there is very little. and think about this in the epilogue. a very little to compare. except for the thing that everybody since bolivar died, and he died as -- absolutely destitute. he -- the data very rich man. but bolivar it is amazing to see people on the right use them. people on the left use in for hug
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but he knew that the 44 aircraft would not be enough to destroy two of america's biggest cities. but he did believe that the psychological blow of the attack would be enough to force the united states to the negotiation table and to sue for an early piece. doolittle only filled and 16 bombers over tokyo. he was -- and yamamoto yamamoto was talking about 44 bombers. so it was a magnitude greater. okay, so one of the remarkable things about these subs is that they marked the first time they had launched an offensive attack against any enemy. up until 1945, used for either scouting or to sink ships. nobody dreamed that a submarine could be used to attack a city. that is one reason why these submarines were so revolutionary and also why they are relevant today. aside from being an amazing story, they are the historical predecessor of the u.s. regular missile carrying subs from the 1950s, which is shown here. it surfaced just like the e401 and they launched a nuclear missile with these subs. so in other words, a regular missile carrying subs are the direct descendents of these subs. s
but he knew that the 44 aircraft would not be enough to destroy two of america's biggest cities. but he did believe that the psychological blow of the attack would be enough to force the united states to the negotiation table and to sue for an early piece. doolittle only filled and 16 bombers over tokyo. he was -- and yamamoto yamamoto was talking about 44 bombers. so it was a magnitude greater. okay, so one of the remarkable things about these subs is that they marked the first time they had...
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america is getting smart. everybody up here is absolutely right. it is no longer them saying its them, them, them. it's now us and these folks who are against medicare and social security, they are kicking their grandma under the bus. they are kicking their own people under the bus and i think mr. turner is absolutely right. we are going to win this because folks are going to sit back and stand for it. it's just a small minority. they just have a lot --. >> they are starting to kickback. we have ted cruz out there on the anti-obamacare to her. folks are starting to speak up now and say wait a minute. >> and they don't have an answer. they don't have an answer. >> i think we need to really pay attention to something that mr. turner said talking about the history of the strike. it took years. >> that's right. >> and once we started boycotts, once we get that information is not only a question of getting together. it's a question of staying together even if we are losing. you can't mistake -- just because you can get information in a nanosecond doesn'
america is getting smart. everybody up here is absolutely right. it is no longer them saying its them, them, them. it's now us and these folks who are against medicare and social security, they are kicking their grandma under the bus. they are kicking their own people under the bus and i think mr. turner is absolutely right. we are going to win this because folks are going to sit back and stand for it. it's just a small minority. they just have a lot --. >> they are starting to kickback....
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it is to help america realize we are not each other's enemies. we have allowed ourselves to we pawns in be manipulated by political factions in certain aspects of the media so we are at each other's throats all the time rather than working together to solve problems. there are those to enhance themselves ian their positions by creating friction with their own little power base and we the american people have got to be able to see through that because a wise man once said a house divided against itself cannot stand. we need the leadership the brings people together to help create a vision. the book of proverbs first 29 without a vision the people perish. >> host: can you give an example of what you mean by being pawns? >> guest: a perfect example. there are a group of people who have come along ian said people beset there to tell you that you have to have voter identification a racist. they're trying to keep you from voting to get people excited out what is a non issue anywhere else throughout the world i travel throughout the world. in every coun
it is to help america realize we are not each other's enemies. we have allowed ourselves to we pawns in be manipulated by political factions in certain aspects of the media so we are at each other's throats all the time rather than working together to solve problems. there are those to enhance themselves ian their positions by creating friction with their own little power base and we the american people have got to be able to see through that because a wise man once said a house divided against...
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so in 1875 there's a depression across america. well, actually, it had started a couple years earlier in the east. it comes to virginia city in 187 5, and it comes to california in 1875. the spank -- the bank of california, ralston has been spending money that really they didn't can have. they were supposed to have $2 million in their vaults, and in august of 1875 when someone inspects, there's $500,000 and then a bunch of tags, a bun of ious from ralston. when that happened, sharon -- this is where his poker playing comes in -- a morning in late august sharon goes into the mining tock market and throws all his stocks for sale, throws them all out there. and it was said it was the largest sale in the history of the stock market. when people start -- there had been rumors about what was going on at the bank and about ralston overplaying his hand. so when this happens, then the rumors start up sharon is trying to get money to save the bank of california. well, he wasn't. sharon was getting that money out while the getting was good. h
so in 1875 there's a depression across america. well, actually, it had started a couple years earlier in the east. it comes to virginia city in 187 5, and it comes to california in 1875. the spank -- the bank of california, ralston has been spending money that really they didn't can have. they were supposed to have $2 million in their vaults, and in august of 1875 when someone inspects, there's $500,000 and then a bunch of tags, a bun of ious from ralston. when that happened, sharon -- this is...
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to me, this is the situation that is bringing down america. i've been in the money business all my life and i'm the age of joe in north dakota and you can visit us first before them. but the federal reserve has got control of the irs, they're controlling everything, they -- the money is flooding all over the world. every nation now, they got have a central bank and it's killing us because it's not based on supply and demand. it's just printing paper. thank you. >> guest: yes, i have studied that, interestingly enough. a lot of people are really amazed all the stuff i stud yesterday and read about. i'm just a curious person. when we kind of decoupled the dollar from gold, during the fdr years, a lot of possibilities began to arise in terms of ways that currencies could be manipulated. the way that money could be printed. and evaluated. right now, the name of the united states is the only thing that is really behind the currency. and it does provide opportunities for manipulation. i think it's something that all of our legislators need to be awa
to me, this is the situation that is bringing down america. i've been in the money business all my life and i'm the age of joe in north dakota and you can visit us first before them. but the federal reserve has got control of the irs, they're controlling everything, they -- the money is flooding all over the world. every nation now, they got have a central bank and it's killing us because it's not based on supply and demand. it's just printing paper. thank you. >> guest: yes, i have...
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there's no room for that in america. but there also is no room for intolerance of people's religious beliefs. >> host: 202 is the area code if you want to participate in our conversation. you can send dr. carson a tweet@book tv is our handle. you can signed send an e-mail, or you can make a comment on our facebook page. facebook.com/book tv. right up there at the top in the comment section underneath our -- the notice for dr. carson. i want to start with this e-mail from pamela bland who is a doctor. pardon me -- in the washington area. my names dr. pamela bland i am a peteatric anesthesiologist at walter reed in bethesda. my question is do you think you have become more jade or more inspired over the past two decades? the reason i'm asking this is that you have become over the years a lot more vocal on your stance on issues affecting the nation. >> guest: well, i don't think i'm either of those things. i think i have become more concerned with what is going on, and recognize that there's no purpose in curing the organis
there's no room for that in america. but there also is no room for intolerance of people's religious beliefs. >> host: 202 is the area code if you want to participate in our conversation. you can send dr. carson a tweet@book tv is our handle. you can signed send an e-mail, or you can make a comment on our facebook page. facebook.com/book tv. right up there at the top in the comment section underneath our -- the notice for dr. carson. i want to start with this e-mail from pamela bland who...
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and then he took a look at the package and he said, "well, it's totally wrong for america." c-span: how many times did bill clinton telephone richard nixon at his office or at his home? >> guest: he called him on a very regular basis, perhaps once every three or four weeks, for advice, particularly about foreign policy, but also about american policy and how to deal with the congress. c-span: how long would they talk? >> guest: it depended. the shortest conversation, i think, was 15 to 20 minutes. most of their conversations lasted about 40. c-span: and he seemed to, in the book at least -- every time he'd talk to him, he'd say, "monica, come in. i want to tell you what he said." >> guest: "i want to share with you exactly what he said," yes. c-span: now why would he do that, do you think? >> guest: well, i think that he knew that i was representative of the future, of future generations. so when he was talking to me, he wasn't just talking to an audience of one, but he was talking to the audience of history, of the ages. so i think he saw me as a liaison between himself and
and then he took a look at the package and he said, "well, it's totally wrong for america." c-span: how many times did bill clinton telephone richard nixon at his office or at his home? >> guest: he called him on a very regular basis, perhaps once every three or four weeks, for advice, particularly about foreign policy, but also about american policy and how to deal with the congress. c-span: how long would they talk? >> guest: it depended. the shortest conversation, i...